I’m just back from this trip. Before I transcribe my notes during the trip and post some photographs, here’s a summary of the accommodation and costs. Norway doesn’t have to be an expensive destination.
16 Jun 2023 Friday Catch ferry from Harwich 17 Jun 2023 Saturday arrive Hoek van Holland 17 Jun 2023 catch ferry from Emden, Germany 18 Jun 2023 Sunday Arrive Kristiansand 10am Take E18 toward Oslo then left to E16 toward Honnefos and Lillehammer 18 Jun 2023 Sunday Camping near Honnefos Utvika Camping 19 Jun 2023 Monday Camping south of Trondheim St Ren Camping Stoeren 20 Jun 2023 Tuesday Hotel in Fru Haugans Hotel Mosjeen 21 Jun 2023 Wednesday Cabin in Haugen Camping Trofors (off E6) visited arctic circle 22 Jun 2023 Thursday Cabin in Orkanger SW of Trondheim Hogkjolen Fjel Fannrem 23 Jun 2023 Friday Camping in Alesund at Volsdalen (V busy and noisy) 24 Jun 2023 Saturday Cabin at Botnen Camping cabin with sink 25 Jun 2023 at 18:00 – 19:00 Sunday Camping at Austre Bokn windy by road embankment 26 Jun 2023 at 18:00 – 19:00 Monday Cabin at Ogna camping night 1 27 Jun 2023 at 18:00 – 19:00 Tuesday Cabin at Ogna camping night 2 28 Jun 2023 at 1700 (Check-in from 1300) Wednesday Kristiansand ferry to Emden leaves 29 Jun 2023 at 10:00 Thursday arrive Emden 29 Jun 2023 at 2200hrs Catch ferry from Hoek van Holland 30 Jun 2023 at 07:00 Friday Arrive Harwich – home | £ 25 13 114 29 43 14 51 36 36 |
Total accommodation | £361 |
Fuel (approx.) | £220 |
Ferries from Harwich and Emden | £1133 |
Ferries in Norway | £30 |
TOTAL excl. food | £1744 |
I put together my route from Missenden Flyer’s publishing of Motorrad Tour’s Arctic circle tour. Motorrad tours charged £4500 which I presume included the ferries and hotels and TMF estimated he spent an additional £1500 in petrol and other costs, making a total of £6000. My approach was more down to earth which suited me better. I discovered Cabins on campsites and preferable to my ‘light is right’ but very small tent as well as hugely cheaper to hotels. I’ll write about these in a separate post.